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Hardesty, Carolyn, Ed. – Goldfinch, 1990
This issue of the "Goldfinch" focuses on the family farm of the past. All aspects of farm life are covered: what was grown on farms, how the chores were done and who was responsible for them, what the houses were like, and what tools and equipment were used. Comparisons are made between modern farms and farms of 50 or 150 years ago, and…
Descriptors: Change, Elementary Education, Family (Sociological Unit), Farmers
Download full textOhrn, Deborah Gore, Ed. – Goldfinch, 1994
This issue of the "Goldfinch" focuses on the Iowa state fair. The magazine begins with a map of the fair as it looks today. The article explains that the first Iowa state fair was held in 1854. After traveling from town to town for several years, the fair settled in the capital city of Des Moines in 1878. Eight years later, in 1886, the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Females, Grade 5, Learning Activities
Current Population Reports, 1987
This report presents data on the 1986 income and poverty status of families and persons from 60,500 households in the United States. Among the variables examined are the following: (1) race; (2) Hispanic origin; (3) sex; (4) age; (5) marital status; (6) residence; and (7) family status. The following highlights are included: (1) for the fourth…
Descriptors: Demography, Family Income, Family Status, Hispanic Americans
O'Sullivan, John M. – Rural South: Preparing for the Challenges of the 21st Century, 2000
The loss of small farms in the South was dramatic from 1987 to 1997, with family farming becoming an increasingly rare phenomenon. Small farms are important to the local economic base. They purchase inputs locally, keep the tax base low, and reduce the need for public services. Diversity among farm managers is increasing in the South, with greater…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Trends, Community Development, Futures (of Society)
Ruth, Amy, Ed. – Goldfinch, 1994
This issue focuses on one-room school houses in Iowa. At one time, almost 14,000 one-room schools dotted Iowa's rural landscape. Articles explore Native American schools of the past and present, segregation of black students, and Amish schools. An article remembering one-room schools describes the early schools from 1830 to 1858, township schools…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Amish, Black Students, Classroom Environment
Banks, Vera J.; DeAre, Diana – Current Population Reports, 1979
Based on the new farm definition (places of 10 or more acres if at least $50 worth of agricultural products were sold in the reporting year, and places of under 10 acres if at least $250 worth of agricultural products were sold), 6,501,000 persons, or 3% of the nation's population, lived on farms for the 12-month period centered on April 1978.…
Descriptors: Age, Agriculture, Birth Rate, Blacks
